Srinagar, 10 December (HS): Unabated cold continues to prevail in Kashmir valley with tourist hot spot Pahalgam remaining the coldest place with -5.5?C on Sunday.
Meteorological office forecast weather to remain dry today, generally cloudy on December 11-12 and cloudy from December 13-16.
?Overall, no significant weather activity and it is likely to remain dry and cold till December 16?, the MeT office said and added ?the minimum temperature may see a further fall during the period?.
After experiencing the coldest night of the season at -4.6?C, Srinagar recorded a low of -4.4?C on Sunday and it was 3.8?C below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The maximum temperature recorded at Srinagar was 10.7?C and it was 0.5?C above normal on the previous day.
Pahalgam remained the coldest place in the Kashmir valley with the minimum temperature slipping down to -5.5?C on Sunday against the -5.0?C recorded the previous night. It was 2.3?C below normal for the south Kashmir tourist hot spot.
Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu national highway recorded a further dip and recorded at -3.0?against the -2.8?C the previous night and Kokernag had a low of -2.0?C against-2.3?C recorded a day ago.
Gulmarg settled down at -4.2?C for the second consecutive day on Sunday and it was 0.5?C below normal for the famous ski resort of north Kashmir.
The mercury at Kupwara further plumutting on Sunday and recorded at -3.4?C against -3.0?C recorded the previous night. it was 1.6?C below normal for the frontier north Kashmir district, the MeT office said.
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